Gran Arena del Cibao

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Gran Arena del Cibao
Full nameArena del Cibao Dr. Oscar Gobaira
Former namesPalacio de los Deportes
AddressAv. Enriquillo 35
Santiago de los Caballeros
Dominican Republic
LocationAvenida Enriquillo 35, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
Coordinates 19°27′55″N70°42′35″W / 19.4654°N 70.7096°W / 19.4654; -70.7096
Capacity 8,768
Construction
Opened1979
Renovated2008
Construction costRD$528 million (renovations)
ArchitectRafael Calventi Gaviño
Tenants
Metros de Santiago (LNB)

The GranArena del Cibao Dr. Oscar Gobaira, formerly known as the Palacio de los Deportes, is a multi-purpose arena in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, built in 1978.

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The arena has a capacity of 8,768 seats, consisting of 7,000 regular seats, 668 comfortable armchairs and 1,100 luxury seats that are fully reclinable. The arena has a modern acoustic system, which has 16 speakers and 10 monitors. The arena was remodeled for the Dominican Republic national basketball team in accordance with the requirements of FIBA. The cost of the renovations amounted to about RD$528,000,000. The arena is the home of Metros de Santiago, a national basketball team.

The arena is also used for other purposes such as the Miss Dominican Republic pageant in 2011.[ needs update ] As a concert venue, Aventura was the first act to perform at the venue since it remodelation in 2008. It was the first massive concert in the city in the last 10 years. [1] Other artist such as Ricardo Arjona, Daddy Yankee, Wisin & Yandel, Don Omar, Julio Iglesias, Calle 13 and Gilberto Santa Rosa had performed in the venue.

Notable events and concerts

Band/ArtistEvent/tourDateAttendance
Aventura [2] K.O.B TourAugust 29 & 30, 2008Sold Out [3]
Daddy YankeeThe Bigg Boss TourDecember 20, 2008
Wisin & YandelMarch 13 & 14, 2009
Ricardo Arjona5to Piso TourMay 29, 2009Sold Out [4]
Julio Iglesias [5] October 27, 2009
Ivy Queen, Arcangel, Jowell & Randy, Alexis & Fido, Omega, Toño Rosario & VakeraOtoño Music Fest 2009 [6] October 31, 2009
Gilberto Santa Rosa & Sergio Vargas [7] December 19, 2009
Raymond & Miguel [8] December 26, 2009
Hector Acosta "El Torito"El Torito Monumental [9] June 12, 2010
Enanitos VerdesOctober 1, 20104,000 [10]
David Bisbal [11] Sin Mirar Atras Tour22 October 2010
Kanqui [12] Tu Super AmigoNovember 7, 2010
Don Omar [13] November 27, 2010Sold Out [14]
Tito el Bambio & Zion & Lennox [15] December 4, 2010
Servando & Florentino, Bacilos, Jerry Rivera & VakeroTropical Sound ConcertJanuary 11, 2011
Silvio Rodriguez [16] March 19, 2011
Prince RoyceApril 9, 2011Sold Out [17]
Daddy YankeeMundial TourMay 21, 2011
Calle 13Entre los que quieran TourOctober 2, 2011 [18]
Jesús Adrián Romero y Marcela Gándara [19] December 14, 2011
Hector Acosta "El Torito"El Torito Pal PuebloSeptember 29, 2012
Arcángel, R.K.M & Ken-Y, Zion & Lennox y Plan BHallow Maniac 2012: La Formula de Pina Records [20] October 27, 2012
Tercer CieloDecember 22, 2013
Jesús Adrián RomeroSoplando Vida Tour [21] December 20, 2013
Christine D’Clario, Felsy Jones and Barak [22] Juntos & en ArmoniaMarch 22, 2014
Hector Acosta "El Torito", Milly Quezada & Johnny VenturaLa Noche Del PuebloOctober 18, 2015 [23] Sold Out [24]
Holiday Urban Fest [lower-alpha 1] [25] December 23, 2015
Miss Dominican Republic PageantAugust 26, 2018
El Nene la AmenazzyNovember 16, 20195,000+ [26]
Grabiel [27] Morisoñando TourNovember 29, 2019
Don Miguelo [28] El Mejor del BloqueAugust 27, 2022Sold Out [29]

Notes

  1. ↑ The line up was composed by Cosculluela, Alexis & Fido, De la Ghetto y Ken-Y, Don Miguelo, El Alfa, Messiah, Sensato, El Mayor Clásico and Mark B.

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